A little of this and a little of that- mostly how I made "that" out of "this!"

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

UR Priceless

UR Priceless!

You can’t eat just one potato chip or make just one UR Priceless Coin Purse! Unfortunately you can run out of handles!

I have 3 finished purses, 4 sans handles and 1 on the machine because I forgot to cut enough side pieces. And many more planned. This purse was way too much fun to make- and I hate to hand sew. I did enjoy putting the handles on - maybe because the holes were there to guide me? I used coats and clark machine quilting thread and had no problem except when I got the thread caught on the clasp.

My first purse (actually it was the first one I planned to make but I actually made it toward the end)is already in Oklahoma with a very dear dear friend. After hearing the title of this hop, how could I *NOT* make a purse out of this fabric? I bought a ton of it- maybe I will make a matching bag?

Stanley had to check it out- He noticed the
handle was made with the clasp not centered!

After my initial confusion of the first few steps – (I tried to pin it sideways and it took me an hour to figure out what I was doing wrong.) Madam Samm’s instructions were amazing and fun to follow (the confusion was ALL me –had nothing to do with the instructions.)

I bet it would be fun to take a class from her in real life!

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This is Breast Cancer Pink Ribbon Fabric
but I didn't notice the ribbons were hidden- I should have fussy cut it

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my pretty little purses all in a row

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This was actually the first one I made

sorry about the wreath bits in the backgrounds

Pretty little purses all in a row

bottoms up!

inside of the owl purses

I used upholstery fabric from a swatch board (that I found at a yard sale) for the sides of the owls and butterflies. I bought rick rack to put with the black and white checked ones but haven’t added it yet.

As you can see, I am in the midst of crafting
for our Bazaar- I made 3 wreaths in-between
blogging and pictures

Such sweet coin purses, Bobbie. Yes, making them is as addictive! You chose such fun fabrics to make yours, I especially like the breast cancer pink ribbon fabric with that black/white gingham. Awesome!

Bobbie, you did a beautiful job on those very cute purses! That butterfly fabric is lovely and the owls are darling! I think you'll have to make many more if you are making them for a bazaar, because they will sell fast!

Those are too cute!! I think I wanna make some of these for toddlers. Mine is always wanting something to keep his 'pennies' in, and his regular Spiderman wallet doesn't work. You did a great job, as always!!